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The American Wing: A Guide

The American Wing: A Guide

Davidson, Marshall B.

1980

176 pages

124 illustrations

7.25 x 9.25 in

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The collections of American art in the Metropolitan Museum are the most comprehensive and representative to be found anywhere. Here, under one roof, have been assembled significant examples in every medium and from all periods of this country's history, including acknowledged masterpieces in each of the many categories—painting, sculpture, architecture, prints and drawings, and decorative arts.

Met Art in Publication

Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Cast iron, electroplate copper finish, mahogany railing, American — Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Louis Henry Sullivan
Dankmar Adler
1893

Elevator grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Wrought iron and brass, American — Elevator grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building
Louis Henry Sullivan
Dankmar Adler
ca. 1893

Window, Frank Lloyd Wright American, Glass, zinc, American — Window
Frank Lloyd Wright
1912

The White Captive, Erastus Dow Palmer American, Marble, American — The White Captive
Erastus Dow Palmer
1857–58; carved 1858–59

Cleopatra, William Wetmore Story American, Marble, American — Cleopatra
William Wetmore Story
1858, carved 1869

The Babes in the Wood, Thomas Crawford American, Marble, American — The Babes in the Wood
Thomas Crawford
ca. 1850, carved 1851

The Falling Gladiator, William Rimmer American, born England, Bronze, American — The Falling Gladiator
William Rimmer
John Williams
1861; cast 1907

Vanderbilt Mantelpiece, Augustus Saint-Gaudens American, Marble, mosaic, oak, and cast iron, American — Vanderbilt Mantelpiece
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
ca. 1881–83

The Struggle of the Two Natures in Man, George Grey Barnard American, Marble, American — The Struggle of the Two Natures in Man
George Grey Barnard
1888; carved 1892–94

Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial, Daniel Chester French American, Marble, American — Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial
Daniel Chester French
Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studio
1906–8, carved 1912–15

The Mares of Diomedes, John G. de la Mothe Borglum American, Bronze, American — The Mares of Diomedes
John G. de la Mothe Borglum
Gorham Manufacturing Company
1902–4, cast 1905

Boy and Duck, Frederick William MacMonnies American, Bronze, American — Boy and Duck
Frederick William MacMonnies
1895–96, cast 1901

Dancer and Gazelles, Paul Manship American, Bronze — Dancer and Gazelles
Paul Manship
1916

The Peacocks, Gaston Lachaise American, Bronze, gilt — The Peacocks
Gaston Lachaise
1918; cast 1923

Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Cast iron, electroplate copper finish, mahogany railing, American — Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Louis Henry Sullivan
Dankmar Adler
1893

Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Cast iron, electroplate copper finish, mahogany railing, American — Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Louis Henry Sullivan
Dankmar Adler
1893

Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Cast iron, electroplate copper finish, mahogany railing, American — Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Louis Henry Sullivan
Dankmar Adler
1893

Architectural Elements from Laurelton Hall, Oyster Bay, New York, Louis C. Tiffany American, Limestone, ceramic, and Fravrile glass, American — Architectural Elements from Laurelton Hall, Oyster Bay, New York
Louis C. Tiffany
ca. 1905

Chocolate Pot, Edward Winslow American, Silver, American — Chocolate Pot
Edward Winslow
1700–1710

Beaker, Jurian Blanck Jr. American, Silver, American — Beaker
Jurian Blanck Jr.
ca. 1683

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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), and Marshall B. Davidson, eds. 1980. The American Wing: A Guide. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.